HOW TO WRITE CLEARLY

The general public is by far the largest and most important group of people that read Commission documents:

As more Commission documents are made accessible to the general public, criticism of FOG will increase.

Always bear in mind the people you’re writing for: not your committee, your boss, or the reviser of your translations, but the end users.

They are in a hurry. Don’t overestimate their knowledge, interest or patience.

 

 

Source: Directorate-General for Translation European Commission

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